Hello and welcome to the actual 4/20 edition of The Comic Shop! I have a feeling Bluntman & Chronic might not be able to put a stop to Cock-knocker's shenanigans until some point tomorrow.
Anyhow....
Marvel has revealed some significant changes to it's upcoming line-up. Among the more noteworthy of these are the cancellation of the "Fantastic Four", the death and replacement of Deadpool, & the new title "Uncanny Inhumans" that is clearly taking the place of another long running "Uncanny". Even more controversial than this was the decision to retcon Wanda and Pietro Maximoff (Scarlett Witch and Quicksilver)'s parentage to remove Magneto.
Most of the vitriol about these changes is born out of the fact that they are the direct result of Marvel not wanting to have anything to do with properties that Fox currently owns the rights to.
As I have said before it is a shame that the two sides couldn't work something out because they have a license to print money at this point. Whether Disney/Marvel agrees with the direction that Fox is going with FF/X-men or not a good capitalist would pocket the money from the merchandising, and go on with their lives. Instead they chose to give the middle finger to people that spend money monthly to keep up with their favorite heroes.
At this point I feel like I have to say DISNEY HAS EVERY RIGHT TO PROTECT THEIR SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT. I may not agree with their course of action as a business, but I will not say it is not without merit. Making Wanda and Pietro Inhumans boosts the marketability and the identity of one of the lesser known Marvel properties instantly. I am a huge comic fan, but I honestly think Black Bolt is the only Inhuman I can name off hand. Add to that Johnny Storm joining the lineup of the Inhumans in the new "Uncanny Inhumans" title, and that is another character that people know and identify with. So no the entire F4 clan isn't going into a black hole never to be seen again as we probably thought when the cancellation was initially announced.
Fox refusing to allow Marvel to use the word mutant in their movies kind of started this whole thing in my opinion. As Marvel had to get creative to use characters THAT THEY OWN AND HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO USE IN AN AVENGERS MOVIE by referring to Quicksilver & Scarlett Witch as "the age or miracles" or some such B.S. It makes every bit of sense to make them Inhumans with the group being promoted Marvel wide from their own anticipated movie, the "Agents of SHIELD" are uncovering Inhuman technology, and as I said the appearance of the twins in "Avengers: AoU".
I am trying my best to see both sides of this, but at the end of the day the easiest way to reconcile it as a fan as that these two uses of the twins take place in different universes in a multiverse. In one universe the original parentage might remain with Magento being their father while in the other Magneto does not even exist. I believe Dan Slott even said on twitter that all movies are elseworld tales...let the comics be comics...let the movies be movies and just try to enjoy the overall experience. Or as one clever Redditor wrote "why would you want to watch a direct adaptation of shit you've already read".
These changes open up the door to a whole new plethora of opportunities for creative and unique storytelling. Comics are one of the most progressive and ever changing forms of media in existence. That's why my personal philosophy is to embrace the changes and find good things about them because they will either be something I look back fondly upon (Superior Spider-man), or they won't last that long anyway.
Just food for thought...I don't expect people to agree with me, but thanks for reading! Thanks for your continued support!
See you next time at The Comic Shop!
Monday, April 20, 2015
Sunday, April 19, 2015
So many things to go over......
Hello and welcome to the pre 4/20 edition of The Comic Shop! I know I've been away for a month and missed talking about quite a few things, but other obligations popped up as you understand. On to the comic talk ya?
Daredevil Review: I don't know what more I can add to the discussion that isn't already out on the web. I'm a long time fan of hornhead and his ongoing is one of my favorite comics to date. There have been so many epic stories told about Matt Murdock and his alter ego by luminaries like Frank Miller, Ed Brubaker, Brian Michael Bendis, Ann Nocenti, Kevin Smith, and so many more. Netflix & Marvel have teamed up to bring us the most action packed, entertaining, and compelling superhero television show to date.
One of the things that really appealed to me about the series was how it fit within the MCU while it also would've functioned fine if it was a standalone. We really only know that it takes place within the bigger MCU because of sparse mentions of "the incident" and other little nuggets.
"The incident" or the "battle of NY" as we might know it continues to have a lasting impact on the fictionalized NYC. So much so that much of the villainy are roaches that came out when the light was off take as much as they could. Much like post 9/11 people did profit off of incalculable destruction and chaos. In this story a lot of those people set the framework of the criminal underworld.
That's all I want to say about it, because as I said there isn't much I can add to the discussion. That said just watch it because it is great. The fight choreography is beautiful, the acting is very good to great, & the 13 episode format is the perfect form for superhero storytelling.
Movie Stuffs.......
I don't think I can do justice to the amount of new that has hit in the last month. Here in the last week we got a new peak at "Star Wars: The Force Awakens", "Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice", and "Fantastic Four". I will say I'm trying to hold judgement on "SW" and "BvS" simply because one is coming at Christmas and the other is in 2016. There is still a lot of time to change and adjust things between now and then. "FF" to me looks like a neat sci fi movie with a very loose grasp on the initial concepts of the superheroic group. I know that I would like to see all three, but I want to try to keep positive and not get too deep into things so suffice it to say I'm looking forward to all three.
Comic Stuffs....
Batman & Robin - This series kind of went out with a whimper IMHO. The superpowered Robin storyline petered out relatively quickly. I can't imagine that was the initial play, but we will see what happens when the new post-Convergence titles pick up.
Amazing Spider-man - While "Spiderverse" delivered in many ways and was very entertaining the follow up seems sort of phoned in to me. I still really enjoy what Slott has brought to the table, but I think it may have been to his benefit to sit out a few issues after penning the "Spiderverse" epic.
Daredevil - As Waid's run draws to a close it seems like he's building toward a grand exit with a new villain, and a new status quo for an old villain.
Flash - I'm in the minority that I have enjoyed the post Manapaul run with the scarlet speedster, but even I can admit that it can get a bit absurd with some of the speed force stuff. That said I thought the series left on a perfect note before a 2 month hiatus. The reintroduction of Professor Zoom made me pretty excited to pick things back up later this summer.
That's all I really have for today. I'm working on some topics to cover in the interim while I'm not buying comics, and I will definitely have post season discussions coming for both "Arrow" & "Flash" so be on the lookout for that. Take care and I will see you next time at The Comic Shop!
Daredevil Review: I don't know what more I can add to the discussion that isn't already out on the web. I'm a long time fan of hornhead and his ongoing is one of my favorite comics to date. There have been so many epic stories told about Matt Murdock and his alter ego by luminaries like Frank Miller, Ed Brubaker, Brian Michael Bendis, Ann Nocenti, Kevin Smith, and so many more. Netflix & Marvel have teamed up to bring us the most action packed, entertaining, and compelling superhero television show to date.
One of the things that really appealed to me about the series was how it fit within the MCU while it also would've functioned fine if it was a standalone. We really only know that it takes place within the bigger MCU because of sparse mentions of "the incident" and other little nuggets.
"The incident" or the "battle of NY" as we might know it continues to have a lasting impact on the fictionalized NYC. So much so that much of the villainy are roaches that came out when the light was off take as much as they could. Much like post 9/11 people did profit off of incalculable destruction and chaos. In this story a lot of those people set the framework of the criminal underworld.
That's all I want to say about it, because as I said there isn't much I can add to the discussion. That said just watch it because it is great. The fight choreography is beautiful, the acting is very good to great, & the 13 episode format is the perfect form for superhero storytelling.
Movie Stuffs.......
I don't think I can do justice to the amount of new that has hit in the last month. Here in the last week we got a new peak at "Star Wars: The Force Awakens", "Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice", and "Fantastic Four". I will say I'm trying to hold judgement on "SW" and "BvS" simply because one is coming at Christmas and the other is in 2016. There is still a lot of time to change and adjust things between now and then. "FF" to me looks like a neat sci fi movie with a very loose grasp on the initial concepts of the superheroic group. I know that I would like to see all three, but I want to try to keep positive and not get too deep into things so suffice it to say I'm looking forward to all three.
Comic Stuffs....
Batman & Robin - This series kind of went out with a whimper IMHO. The superpowered Robin storyline petered out relatively quickly. I can't imagine that was the initial play, but we will see what happens when the new post-Convergence titles pick up.
Amazing Spider-man - While "Spiderverse" delivered in many ways and was very entertaining the follow up seems sort of phoned in to me. I still really enjoy what Slott has brought to the table, but I think it may have been to his benefit to sit out a few issues after penning the "Spiderverse" epic.
Daredevil - As Waid's run draws to a close it seems like he's building toward a grand exit with a new villain, and a new status quo for an old villain.
Flash - I'm in the minority that I have enjoyed the post Manapaul run with the scarlet speedster, but even I can admit that it can get a bit absurd with some of the speed force stuff. That said I thought the series left on a perfect note before a 2 month hiatus. The reintroduction of Professor Zoom made me pretty excited to pick things back up later this summer.
That's all I really have for today. I'm working on some topics to cover in the interim while I'm not buying comics, and I will definitely have post season discussions coming for both "Arrow" & "Flash" so be on the lookout for that. Take care and I will see you next time at The Comic Shop!
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